Stephen Dubner

Stephen J. Dubner hosts Freakonomics Radio, one of the world's most popular podcasts, which began in 2010 and now airs weekly on NPR stations with over 500 episodes. He co-authored the Freakonomics book series, which won multiple awards and sold millions of copies globally. Earlier in his career, he formed a rock band signed to Arista Records after studying at Appalachian State University, later earned an M.F.A. in writing from Columbia University where he taught, and worked as an editor and writer at New York magazine and The New York Times.